Rankinston railway station explained

Rankinston
Status:	Disused
Borough:	Rankinston, Ayrshire
Country:	Scotland
Coordinates:	55.3993°N -4.4473°W
Grid Name:	Grid reference
Platforms:	1
Pregroup:	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Years:	1 January 1884
Events:	Opened
Years1:	3 April 1950
Events1:	Closed

Rankinston railway station was a railway station serving the village of Rankinston, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was by the Glasgow and South Western Railway on the southern extension of the Ayr to Mauchline Branch.

History

The station opened on 1 January 1884,^[1] and closed on 3 April 1950.^{[1] [2]}

References

Notes

1. Butt, p. 194 (there is also a photograph of the station on this page)
2. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 358. 931112387.